Highway 7 crash in Drummond/North Elmsley, leaves driver seriously injured

A driver was seriously injured after a vehicle left Highway 7 and struck a tree in Lanark County early Saturday morning.

Lanark County OPP responded to the single-vehicle collision on Highway 7 near Drummond Concession 9A shortly before 2:20 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15.

Police said the lone occupant of the passenger vehicle was ejected during the collision and transported to hospital with serious injuries.

Members of the OPP Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) team are assisting with the ongoing investigation.

Highway 7 was closed between Drummond Concession 9A and Gardiner Road for several hours while emergency crews responded and the incident investigated.

Police did not say where the driver is from, but Lanakrist has reached out for more information.

The highway has since reopened.